Job opening: Counterterrorism Analyst (Near East)
Salary: $117 962 - 153 354 per year
Published at: Sep 03 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) leads the nation's effort to protect the United States from terrorism by integrating, analyzing and sharing information to drive whole-of-government action and achieve our national CT objectives.
Duties
Major Duties and Responsibilities (MDRs)
The National Counterterrorism Center's Directorate of Intelligence (NCTC/DI) seeks a motivated intelligence analyst who desires a challenging and rewarding assignment with a high-performing team of officers working to combat terrorism in a significant geographic region of the world. This team is charged with discerning, assessing, and communicating the significance and implications of terrorism-related developments in the Near East region to warn, drive strategy and policy decisions, and support investigations and operations. NCTC seeks an analyst willing to shoulder a dynamic, fulfilling set of important responsibilities in close partnership with other talented analysts. The qualified candidate will have opportunity to:
Perform in-depth analyses of complex and significant national, regional, and/or global issues for senior policymakers and key components in the Intelligence Community (IC), law enforcement, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).
Develop and produce a broad range of finished intelligence products in support of United States (US) foreign policy and national security interests.
Provide leadership and expert guidance to the planning, analysis, and application of a full-range of methodological tools and approaches to gain a comprehensive understanding of complex analytical issues and incorporate insights and findings into well-crafted, in-depth intelligence products.
Prepare and present written and oral briefings to senior internal and external customers on significant intelligence issues.
Conduct and produce tactical, multidisciplinary, and strategic analysis that supports key US national security and foreign policy objectives and helps shape IC analysis and priorities.
Utilize a variety of methodological tools and approaches to gain a comprehensive understanding of complex and significant analytic issues and incorporate insights and findings into well-crafted, sophisticated intelligence products.
Develop and implement strategies for gathering intelligence, or historical information in support of US interests and policy objectives; cultivate and identify key internal and external sources of relevant information that meet customer and self-derived needs.
Maintain productive working relationships with colleagues, experts, IC members, policy committees, and law enforcement agencies as appropriate and use these relationships to share information of interest; attend internal and external training, seminars, or conferences on broad or more strategic subject areas.
Build and leverage diverse collaborative networks within the ODNI and across the IC.
Develop and continually expand personal knowledge in area of expertise, and perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Knowledge in area of subject matter expertise.
Ability to effectively plan, research, develop, and write high-quality, complex analyses, studies, projects, assignments, and briefings on key US foreign policy and national security objectives focused on a specific region or transnational issue for IC consumers and policymakers at the highest levels of government.
Ability to apply expert knowledge of ODNI, IC organizations, and relevant customer organizations or operations (e.g., military, policymakers, and law enforcement), in order to effectively translate their requirements and provide appropriate output or responses to meet customer needs.
Knowledge of IC policy and procedures and demonstrated knowledge of analytic tradecraft and superior ability to communicate intelligence information and judgments to generalists as well as specialists.
Ability to produce analytic finished intelligence related to the subject matter issue, either as lead analyst or manager of analysts, and broad knowledge of the role of intelligence analysis within the IC.
Ability to lead and promote the development and use of a broad range of methodological tools and approaches to research, analyze, and present data (modeling, link analysis, or software).
Ability to maintain and develop regular contacts within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the IC for exchanging information.
Flexibility and ability to remain open-minded and change opinions on the basis of new information and requirements; ability to support group decisions and solicit opinions from coworkers.
Ability to oversee and direct information sharing programs and promote information sharing practices across the ODNI and IC.
Analytic and critical thinking skills, including superior ability to think strategically.
Ability to execute senior-level guidance in a fast-paced environment and superior ability to translate strategic goals into specific objectives with appropriate metrics and methods to track progress towards meeting those goals.
Interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills, in working with individuals at the highest levels of the IC and government in justifying, defending, negotiating, and resolving significant and controversial issues.
Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team or collaborative environment, and mentor junior colleagues
Creative problem-solving skills and initiative in carrying out mission responsibilities.
** To be considered qualified the applicant should have at least three years' experience with intelligence analysis at the national agency level, or with a service center, combatant command, or law enforcement organization. Alternatively, the applicant should have a bachelor's degree relating to counterterrorism, security studies, national security, or foreign policy.
**Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter that addresses the above qualifications and provide a 1-3 page writing sample.
Education
Bachelor's Degree.
Contacts
- Address DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE
Director Of National Intelligence
Washington, DC 20511
US
- Name: Vacancy Team ODNI
- Email: [email protected]
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